Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 616 residents and lies in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Paray-sous-Briailles has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Paray-sous-Briailles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye Saint-Gilbert de Neuffontaines, in Saint-Didier-la-Forêt, 3.2 mi away.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Paray-sous-Briailles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Paray-sous-Briailles.
Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults, below Allier’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. The middle age in Paray-sous-Briailles is 46.2.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Paray-sous-Briailles | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
100 jobs are based in Paray-sous-Briailles, for 300 working residents (0.3 per worker). Unemployment stood at 8.5%, below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 5.8% of working residents here at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Paray-sous-Briailles, 69.0% passed the bac, below both Allier’s towns (90.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 2.6 mi away. General-bac pupils go 3.6 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Antoine de Saint-ExupéryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 76 | 80%−4 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Val d'AllierNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 42 | 69%−14 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €7.69/m² a month. The market in Paray-sous-Briailles: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Paray-sous-Briailles. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Paray-sous-Briailles yet.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Paray-sous-Briailles is a commune of 616 people in the Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paray-sous-Briailles | 616 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Varennes-sur-Allier | 3,549 | 2.6 | C− | A | C | D |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | 4,884 | 3.4 | C+ | A | D | B− |
| Saint-Germain-des-Fossés | 3,579 | 7.1 | B+ | A | A− | C |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux | 3,205 | 9.9 | A | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Cusset | 13,316 | 12 | C+ | B+ | B− | C |
| Vichy | 25,115 | 12 | C− | B | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.